Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-18
ANOTHER HORROR.
a Passenger Train Crashes Through
a Bridge.
Twenty-Five Persons kilicd---Many In
jured.


A frightful accident occurred on tho
Deadham branch Of the Boston d Provi-
dence railroad on the morning Of the 18th
inst, on what is known as the Bussey Park
bridge about six miles from Boston. The
five rear cars Of the train went through
the bridge, the other two passenger
coaches, baggage car and engine passed
over in safety. There were seven passo niger
coaches in all. The last car of the train
of some 30 feet it turned completely over,
falling on the top Of the other coaches, aud
crushing them out Of all semblance.
The bridge was a comparatively new
structure. The accident is attributed 10
several causes but il is now stated that II
was caused 10y "A truck under one of the
ears becoming detached and striking
against the ahutment of the bridge. Al
most Immediately after the smoker fell
flames began TO pour out of the windows
The car had taken fire from the stove
The fire department however. was prompt
ly at the scene and soon eXtinguished the
flames
An inspection of the wreck reveals tho
iutN AIdi lit tlEnl tiIN comprising lno
train were lumbled into IA complete wreck,
not one OF the coaches escaping almost
&c mi Iete demolition. From the location
OF the wrecked cars II would seem that
the first three cars passed over the bridge
safely. The structure evidently gave way
when the fourth car was passing over is.
The five rear cars went through TO the
roadway, landing in mass of spllnters in
the street. The strain of the five falling
cars pulled the three coaches in advance
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the embankment but were pulled oil their
trucks; the floor of each was forced nearly
TO the roof while the seats were iumbled
together In great confusion The end of
the second coach was mass OF sp lnters,
caused by the car ahead grinding against
IL when the others when down the EN-
hankment. The third coach was fattened
10 the ground as II IL had fallen on it,
trucks from great eight, although It re
manned on She edge OF the en-
bauknlent. The roof of the fourth re.
NAMED on the edge of the embankment,
having evidently been shaved clean from
its fasgeniug> where the coach went
through The four next cars went down
in a heap. the smoker, which was on the
rear of the train falling into the midst %
the coaches and being actually ground
into small splinters. he inmates OF the
smoker were all either killed or i'm ured
not one escaping without injury of some
kind. Two of the coaches went clear
stone wall that bounded large field at
the foot of tie hill. As the cars he in their
present location they present picture of
such absolute demolition that il seems re-
markalle that any perso on IN them escaped
alive. Cushions from the seats are scat
tered over the roadway and into the ad
iacent pasture. while car wheels an q
trucks are distributed in all directions.
In the mass Of splinters In the roadway
are pools of blood and occasionally a por-
tion of body can be seen. although such
portions of human remains "a are found
are hurried away 20 the mOrgue. Still
there are pieces Of flesh 10 be seen some
times fastened between timhers, as II ac-
tually gouged from some victim.
\ gentleman who left the scene about
an hour after the accident, said that when
he left some - bodies had been taken out
and that two Of the persons who had been
in ured were removed 10 the city hospital
and had died after reaching there from
their injuries Ten other, are fatally in
iured and death Is but "a question OF time.
The number Of those slightly injured is
about 10.
The bodies of most Of the victim, were
horribly mangled. in several cases being
decapitated and arms and legs trewn for
rod, along the track. Some of the bodies
were 30 frightfully mutiated that ileuti-
ication was inn ossihle only by clew'
found on the r persons